ACHIEVING A TRANSNISTRIAN SETTLEMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF ’S EUROPEANISATION Second Annual International Conference (26-27 March 2008)

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Speakers and moderators:

Mr. Pierre ANDRIEU Ambassador of France to Moldova Mr. Valerii LITSKAI (tbc) Transnistrian Chief Negotiator Mr. Arcadie BARBAROSIE* Executive Director, Mr. Public Policy Institute (IPP) Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova

Mr. John BEYER, Ms. Raduta Dana MATACHE British Ambassador to Moldova State Secretary for European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania Mr. Igor BOTAN* Executive Director, Mr. Sorin MEREACRE Association for Participative Democracy (ADEPT) Country Director, Eurasia Foundation Moldova

Mr. Viorel CIBOTARU Ms. Marianne MIKKO Director, MEP, Co-chair of the European Parliament's European Institute for Political Studies in Moldova Commission on Cooperation with Moldova

Mr. Iulian CHIFU Mr. John MITCHELL Director, Early Warning and Conflict Prevention Deputy Head Center, Bucharest British Embassy to Moldova

Mr. Victor CHIRILA Mr. Kalman MIZSEI Programs Director, EU Special Representative for Moldova Foreign Policy Association of Moldova (APE) Mr. Cesare de MONTIS Mrs. Anneli Ute GABANYI Head of the Delegation of the Political Analyst, former Associate Researcher at the European Commission to Moldova German Institute for International Affairs, Berlin Mr. * Mr. Ilya GALINSKI Programme Director Director, Analytical Center “Perspectiva”, Tiraspol Public Policy Institute (IPP)

Ms. Tamara GUZENKOVA Mr. Claus NEUKIRCH ’s Institute for Strategic Studies (RISS), Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova Moscow Mr. Hryhory PEREPELITSA Mr. Gottfried HANNE Director, Ex-Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission in Foreign Policy Research Institute, Kyiv Moldova Mr. Zygimantas PAVILIONIS Mr. Michail KUSHAKOV Undersecretary, Political Director Deputy Director, Analytical Center “Perspectiva”, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Tiraspol Mr. Andrei POPOV Mr. Michael KIRBY Executive Director US Ambassador to Moldova Foreign Policy Association of Moldova (APE)

Mr. Iurie LEANCА Mr. Eugen REVENCO Vice Chairman, Foreign Policy Association of Programs Director Moldova (APE) Foreign Policy Association of Moldova (APE) Mr. ** Mr. Victor TKACIUK Editor-in-Chief, “Novaya Gazeta”, Deputy Secretary, Bender National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine

Mr. Vladimir SOCOR Mr. Senior Fellow, the Jamestown Foundation, President of the Republic of Moldova Washington Mr. Andrew WILSON Mr. Vasilii SOVA Research Fellow, Minister of Reintegration of Moldova European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) London Mr. Andrei STRATAN (invited) Minister of Foreign Affaires Mr. Konstantin ZATULIN and European Integration First Deputy Chairman of the Committee for CIS affairs of the Republic of Moldova and relations with the compatriots of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Mr. * President Foreign Policy Association of Moldova (APE)

Invited Participants and Guests: Mr. Eduard BALAN** Mr. Mats ÅBERG Editor-in-Chief, “Democratia”, Ambassador of Sweden to Romania Chisinau and the Republic of Moldova Mrs. Ludmila BARBA Mr. Sait AKSIT Head of Department, TV Moldova International Research Fellow Center for European Studies, Ankara Mihaly BAYER Ambassador of Hungary to Moldova Mr. Vitalii ANDRIEVSCHI Editor-in-Chief Ms. Olga BEJENARU** Ava.md News Portal Member of National Council Social Democratic Party Mrs. Natalia ANGHELI-ZAICENCO Programs Director, Mr. Dmitri BELAN** Independent Journalism Centre (CIJ) Association of Students from (ASTRA)

Mrs. Silvia APOSTOL Mr. Radu BENEA** Development Officer, Reporter, DFID Section, Moldovan Bureau of the Radio Free Europe British Embassy, Chisinau Mr. Ion BERLINSCHI Mr. Ignacio ARTAZA Editor-in-Chief UNDP Deputy Resident Representative “Moldova Suverana” Daily

Ms. Alena ARSHINOVA** Mr. Paolo BERIZZI Director, Head of the Political Section, Youth Organisation “PRORIV”, Tiraspol Delegation of the European Commission to Moldova Mrs. Irina ASTAHOVA Editor-in-Chief Mr. Veaceslav BERBECA “Kishinevschii Obozrevateli” weekly Lecturer, University of European, Political and Economical Mr. Gheorghe BALAN Research Senior Adviser on Socio-Political Issues, Ministry of Reintegration of the Republic of Ms. Elena BOBKOVA** Moldova Director Analytical Studies Centre “Novyi Vek”,

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Tiraspol Mr. Ms. Lorena BOGZA MP, Chairman of the Democratic Party of Moldova Editor, ProTV Chisinau Mr. Veaceslav DOBINDA Mr. Victor BONDARUC Head of the European Integration Department First Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Ukrainian Embassy to Moldova Integration of the RM

Mr. Vasile BOTNARU Mr. Victor DORAS Head, Radio Free Europe Moldova Bureau President, European Institute in Moldova

Mr. Dumitru BRAGHIS Mr. Andrei DRAGANCEA MP, Chairman of the Social-Democratic Party of Senior Advisor, Division on Foreign Parliamentary the Republic of Moldova Relations, Parliament of Moldova

Mrs. Tatiana BUSUNCIAN Mr. Victor DRAGUTAN** Executive Director, Adviser, Ministry of Reintegration of the RM Pro Marshall Center, Chisinau Mr. Emil DRUC Ms. Lucia CANDU Deputy Head of the International Security Program Officer Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Eurasia Foundation Moldova European Integration of the RM

Mr. Alexandru CANTIR Mr. Dan DUNGACIU Head of the BBC World Moldova Bureau Senior Researcher, International Relations Institute, Academy of Romania, Bucharest Mr. Ex-Ambassador of Moldova to the EU Mr. Nicolae DUDAU Ex-Minister of Foreign Affaires of Moldova Mrs. Corina CEPOI (2001-2004) Programs Director Independent Journalism Center Mrs. Mariana DURLESTEANU Ambassador of Moldova to the United Kingdom Mr. Dorin CHIRTOACA Mayor of Chisinau Ms. Anna EKBERG Vice-Chairman of the of Moldova First Secretary, Embassy of Sweden to Romania Mr. Dmitry CIUBASENCO and the Republic of Moldova Editor-in-Chief “Moldavsckie Vedomosty” Mr. Roman EMILIANOV** District Counselor, Mrs. Ana CORETCHI Dubasari Programs Director Soros Foundation Moldova Ms. Daria FANE Political-Economic Section Chief Ms. Natalia COROBCA United States Embassy in Chisinau Programs Assistant, Foreign Policy Association (APE) Mr. Vladimir FILAT MP, Chairman of the Liberal-Democratic Party Mr. Vlad CUBREACOV of Moldova MP, Deputy Chairman, Foreign Affairs and European Integration Ms. Kristin FRANKLIN Commission, Human Dimension Officer, Parliament of the Republic of Moldova OSCE Mission to Moldova

Mr. Alexander de JAEGER Mr. Iulian FRUNTASU Political Adviser, Director of European Initiatives Program, Office of the Special Representative Soros Foundation Moldova of EU to Moldova Mr. Anatolii GOLEA Mr. Valerii DEMIDETSCHI Director General, Chief of the ITAR-TASS Bureau TV7 in Moldova in Moldova

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Mr. Stefan GORDA* Senior Media/FOM Assistant, Member of the Board of Directors, OSCE Mission to Moldova Foreign Policy Association (APE) Mr. Pavel KLIMA Mr. Radu GORINCIOI Deputy Head of Mission Director, NATO Information and Czech Embassy in Moldova Documentation Center in Moldova Mr. Andrzej KLIMCZYK Ms. Lina GRIU** Political Officer, Reporter, OSCE Mission to Moldova Moldovan Bureau of Radio Free Europe Mr. Konstantin KONONENKO Mr. Burcu GULTEKIN Head of the Informational-Analytical Department Research Fellow National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Center for European Studies, Ankara Mr. Dmitrii KRAVCHENKO** Mr. Victor GUZUN** Member of the Liberal Democratic Party Member of National Council Vulcanesci, Gagauz-YERI Alliance “Moldova Noastra” Mrs. Natalia KRAVCHENKO** Mr. Vitalii IGNATIEV** Director, Center for Women Support and Expert, Tiraspol Development, Tiraspol

Mr. Nikolay ILYEV Mr. Valerii KUZMIN Ambassador of Bulgaria to Moldova Ambassador of Russian Federation to Moldova

Ms. Kaarina IMMONEN Mr. Petr KYPR UN Resident Coordinator Czech Ambassador to Moldova

Mr. Veaceslav IONITA Mr. Nikolaus von der Wenge Graf Expert, LAMBSDORFF Institute for Development and Social Initiatives, Ambassador of Germany to Chisinau IDIS “Viitorul” Ms. Kelly KEIDERLING Mrs. Stela JANTUAN Deputy Head of Mission Head the Analytical-Informational Department U.S. Embassy to Moldova Parliament of the Republic of Moldova Mr. Ion LEAHU Mr. Kestutis JANKAUSKAS Member of the Joint Control Commission (CUC) PSC Ambassador, Permanent Representation of the Republic of Lithuania to the European Union Mr. Alexandru LESANU** Expert,“Vocea Basarabiei” Mrs. Anjelika JELNOVA** Editor-in-Chief, “Radio Jelannoye” Mr. Toomas LUKK Rybnitsa Director, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Mr. Andreas JOHANSSON Programme Coordinator Mr. Swedish Embassy, Chisinau Independent Expert, Chisinau Mr. Mindaugas KACERAUSKIS Political Adviser, Mrs. Vlada LYSENCO** Office of the Special Representative National Lawyer, OSCE Mission to Moldova, of EU to Moldova Tiraspol

Ms. Tatiana KARAMANUTSA** Mr. Petru MACOVEI NGO “Stels-Terra”, Ternovca, Director, Association of Independent Press Slobodzeea district Mr. Ion MANOLE Mr. Dmitrii KAVRUK President, Association “PromoLex” Editor-in-Chief “Puls” Weekly Mr. Ion MARANDICI** Reporter, «Europa.md» Ms. Iulia KIRNITKI

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Mrs. Melanie MARLETT Leading Expert Country Director, National Institute for Strategic Studies of Ukraine World Bank in Moldova Mr. Grigore PETRENCO Mr. Johan MATHISEN Chairman, Foreign Policy and European Resident Representative, Integration Commission, International Monetary Fund Parliament of the Republic of Moldova

Ms. Ana MIHAILOV Mr. Kenneth PICKLES Program Coordinator, Political-Military Officer Friedrich Ebert Foundation Moldova OSCE Mission to Moldova

Mr. Valeriu MIJA Mr. Iurie PINTEA Chief of Strategic Planning Department Project Director Ministry of Defence Institute for Public Policies (IPP)

Mr. John MITCHELL Mr. Sergei PIROJKOV Deputy Head of Mission Ambassador of Ukraine to Moldova British Embassy, Chisinau Mr. Valeriu PLESCA Ghenadie MOCANU Ex-Minister of Defence of Moldova Program Coordinator, Institute for Development and Social Initiatives, Mr. Stefan POPOVSKII** IDIS “Viitorul” НGО "Effective Jurisdiction Promotion Tiraspol Mrs. Natalia MORARI Special Correspondent Mr. Valeriu PROHNITCHI The New Times Magazine, Moscow Executive Director, Expert-Group Ms. Natalia MORARI** Vice chairman Mr. Sergiu PRAPORSCIC Association of Students from Transnistria (ASTRA) Editor-in-Chief Flux Magazine Mr. Victor MUNTEANU Political Officer, British Embassy, Chisinau Ms. Kristi RAIK Desk Officer for Ukraine and Moldova, Mr. Victor NEAGU Directorate General for External and Politico- Press and Public Affairs Officer, Military Affairs, British Embassy, Chisinau Council of the European Union

Mr.* Mr. Vladimir RISTOVSKY Chairman, Endava S.A. Moldova, Special Representative of the Secretary General of Former Chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee the Council of Europe in Moldova of the Parliament Mr. Iurie ROSCA Mr. Nicolae NEGRU Deputy Speaker of the Parliament, Editorialist, Jurnal de Chisinau Chairman of the Popular Christian-Democratic Party Mr. Serghei NEICOVCEN Program Coordinator, Contact Center Mr. Vitalie RUSU Chisinau Head of OSCE Direction Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Mr. Victor NICHITUS Integration Reporter, Radio Nova Mr. Vasilii SACOVICI Mr. Alexandru OPRUNENCO Ambassador of Belarus to Moldova Director Internationals Programs Expert-Group Mr. Tapio SAARELA Ambassador of Finland in Romania Mr. Serghei OSTAF and the Republic of Moldova Executive Director, Resource Center of Human Rights Mr. Roman SANDUL** Youth Movement, Mr. Serghei PAVLENKO Tiraspol

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Mr. Iurie STOICOV Mr. Narcis Daniel SEICEANU Chairman, Commission for First Secretary, Political Section National Security, Defense and Public Order, Embassy of Romania to Moldova Parliament of the Republic of Moldova

Ms. Irina SEMIONOVA** Mrs. Stela STINGACI Executive Director, Independent Expert, World Window, Chisinau Tiraspol Mr. Krzysztof SUPROWICZ Mrs. Galina SELARI Ambassador of Poland to Moldova Director, Center for Strategic Studies and Reforms Mr. Nicolae TABACARU Mr. Ion SERBAN Ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs (1997-2000) Adviser on economical issues Embassy of Romania to Moldova Mr. Contantin TANASE Editor-in-Chief Ms. Irina SERGHEEVA “Timpul” magazine Center for Protection of Human Rights Dubasari Mr. Anatol TARANU* Member of the Parliament of Moldova Mr. * MP, First-Deputy Chairman of the Democratic Mr. Nicolae TAU Party of Moldova Professor, Free International University of Moldova Ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova (1990- Mr. Alexandru SIMIONOV 1993) Main Consultant, Foreign Policy and European Integration Mr. Filip TEODORESCU Commission, Parliament of the Republic of Moldova Ambassador of Romania to Moldova

Mrs. Corina SIMON Mr. Vladimir TESLIUC PATRIR, Program Coordinators Director, in Moldova Country Team “Nica-Press” News Agency

Mrs. Alla SKVORTOVA Mr. Marc TKACIUK Head of the DFID Section, Political Adviser to the President British Embassy, Chisinau of the Republic of Moldova

Mrs. Lilia SNEGUREAC Mrs. Fatma Firat TOPCUGLU Director, Turkish Ambassador to Moldova Information Office of the Council of Europe in Moldova Mr. Vitaly TRYAPITSYN Minister-Counsellor Ms. Natalia SOLCAN Embassy of the Russian Federation Head of the Directorate for Political Cooperation with the EU Mr. Vladimir TURCAN Chairman of the Legal Affairs Commission, Mr. Ion SOLONENKO Parliament of Moldova Co-chairman of the Joint Control Commission Mr. Anatol URECHEANU Mr. Konstantin STARIS Head of the International Security Department, Director, National Representation Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European of the MTRK "MIR" Integration

Mr. Ion STAVILA Mr. Deputy Minister of Reintegration MP, Chairman of the “Moldova Noastra” Alliance

Mr. Christian STEINER Mrs. Valentina URSU Chargee d’Affaires a.i Reporter, Radio Free Europe Moldova Bureau Embassy of Austria to Moldova Mr. Victor URSU, Ms. Sorina STEFARTA Executive Director Deputy Editor, “Timpul de Dimineata” Magazine Soros Foundation Moldova

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Mr. Isfandiar VAHABZADE UNHCR Moldova Representative Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Moldova Mr. Martin WYSS Mr. Enrest VARDANEAN** Chief of Mission, Reporter, “New Region 2” Press Agency International Organization for Migration Tiraspol Mr. Eugen YENIN Mr. Valeriu VASILICA Second Secretary Editor-in-Chief, Ukrainian Embassy to Moldova Info-Prim News Agency Mr. Botond ZAKONYI Mr. Tudor VASILICA Deputy Head of Mission Foreign Policy Adviser to the President of the Embassy of Hungary to Moldova Republic of Moldova Mrs. Loreta ZAKAREVICIENE Mrs. Liliana VITU Minister-Counselor Program Officer, Embassy of Lithuania to Moldova International Republican Institute Mr. Vytautas ZALYS Mr. Igor VOLNITCHI Ambassador of Lithuania to Moldova Political Observer Infotag Press Agency Mrs. Mariana ZOLOTCO Senior Adviser to the Speaker of the Mr. Grigorii VOLOVOI** Parliament of the Republic of Moldova Co-chairman, Civic Forum, Co-editor, “Novaya Gazeta”, Bender Mr. Georg ZUBLER Ambassador of Switzerland to Ukraine and Moldova Mr. Radu VRABIE Program Coordinator Mr. Victor ZUBAREV Foreign Policy Association (APE) Senior Adviser Ministry of Reintegration of the Republic of Mr. Petrus WIJNINGA Moldova

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